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James McMurdock vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 203 different votes 212 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.1% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
221
46.9% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
58
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
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